{"product_id":"9780553813142","title":"Midnight Tides : (Malazan Book of the Fallen 5) by Steven Erikson","description":"The fifth awesome tale in Erikson's epic Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy sequenceAfter  decades of warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united  under the rule of the Warlock King. But peace has been exacted at a  terrible price - a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at  best suspect, at worst deadly. To the south, the expansionist  kingdom of Lether has devoured all of its less-civilised neighbours with  rapacious hunger. All save one - the Tiste Edur. But Lether is  approaching a long-prophesied renaissance - from kingdom and lost colony  to Empire reborn - and has fixed its gaze on the rich lands of the  Tiste Edur. It seems inevitable that the tribes will surrender, either  to the suffocating weight of gold, or to slaughter at the edge of a  sword. Or so Destiny has decreed.   A pivotal treaty between the  two sides nears - but unknown ancient forces are awakening. For the  impending struggle between these two peoples is but a pale reflection of  an altogether more profound, primal battle - a confrontation with the  still-raw wound of betrayal and the craving for vengeance at its heart.  War and confrontation, magic and myth collide in this, the stunning  fifth chapter in Steven Erikson's magnificent 'Malazan Book of the  Fallen' sequence, hailed as an epic of the imagination and a fantasy  classic in the making.   Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon,  was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced fantasy  readers to his epic 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence, which has  been hailed 'a masterwork of the imagination'. This River Awakens was  hist first novel, and originally published under the name Steve Lundin.  Having lived in Cornwall for a number of years, Steve will be returning  to Canada in late summer 2012. To find out more, visit www.malazanempire.com and www.stevenerikson.com\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43201782907058,"sku":"9780553813142","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9780553813142_3dd10bfd-2db1-436b-9ada-793f53ec0be3.jpg?v=1698858277","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780553813142","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}